I see the definition of theory became the focal point last night. If the question is what to include in Science class, shouldn’t “scientific” theory be the measure of inclusion?
What I posted from a recollection of 10th grade Biology looks incomplete. Wikipedia has a pretty succinct description of Scientific Theory under its Theory “ Characteristics” section.
There’s good information on that page under “Science” and “Types of Theories” but the explanations wander around a bit as if they were edited by a committee. (Imagine that from Wikipedia.)
Yes. And I believe it did because that becomes the only viable reason to exclude the teaching of one widely accepted theory over another. But over the millennia, scientists have debated countless theories that weren't supported by specific, tangible "scientific" evidence. Such debate resolves more than it obscures. And because "intelligent design" is an alternative theory to "evolution" it makes sense to present it concurrently with evolution.